Apache Syncope delegated admins can bypass boundaries on update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
Apache Syncope from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.8, and from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.3 is affected. An authorization bypass through a user-controlled key (CWE-639) lets a delegated administrator relocate a subtree across administrative boundaries without permission for the destination. The source rates the flaw as critical, with high confidentiality and integrity impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key vulnerability in Apache Syncope. A delegated administrator can relocate a Realm subtree across administrative realm boundaries without permission for the destination This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.8, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.9 / 4.1.4, which fix this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade to version 4.0.9 / 4.1.4, which fix this issue. No fixed version is listed for the earlier affected releases.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113511
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-9x7f-xqwq-543p
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-113511 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113511 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9x7f-xqwq-543p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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